[cmsjw5]

I was just wondering if anyone knows which game is being played in the video backdrop to the new splash screen ?

They have bidding boxes, - but it can't be duplicate because they're actually dealing the cards, and then playing them into the centre of the table.
Just rubber bridge then ? Although that would surely be an odd choice for BBO.

But hold on. All four players are playing cards to the same trick ! There's no dummy !
So it's not bridge at all !

Another give-away is that they're all smiling and exchanging knowing glances, - very untypical of bridge.

But it does look like great fun. Does anyone know what it is ?

[pilowsky]

Well, let's deconstruct the scene. The people are mature and handsome. A man reclines on a leather chair. A flame flickers in the background. They all look pretty pleased with themselves. Twister is my vote.

[paulhankin]

cmsjw5, on 2020-January-26, 14:30, said:

I was just wondering if anyone knows which game is being played in the video backdrop to the new splash screen ?

They have bidding boxes, - but it can't be duplicate because they're actually dealing the cards, and then playing them into the centre of the table.
Just rubber bridge then ? Although that would surely be an odd choice for BBO.

But hold on. All four players are playing cards to the same trick ! There's no dummy !
So it's not bridge at all !

Another give-away is that they're all smiling and exchanging knowing glances, - very untypical of bridge.

But it does look like great fun. Does anyone know what it is ?

The white beardy guy is definitely a cheat. He deals a second at the start of the video (dealing the second card off the deck rather than the top card), and totally peeks at the black guy's cards.

[pescetom]

paulhankin, on 2020-January-27, 05:36, said:

The white beardy guy is definitely a cheat. He deals a second at the start of the video (dealing the second card off the deck rather than the top card), and totally peeks at the black guy's cards.

Some of the peeking going on is not just at cards, it would seem.

It does seem an odd choice as an image for BBO. I imagine it cost some money which I hope returns somehow - if not, it could have been well spent on the playing interface.

[barmar]

pescetom, on 2020-January-27, 08:49, said:

It does seem an odd choice as an image for BBO. I imagine it cost some money which I hope returns somehow - if not, it could have been well spent on the playing interface.

Different people involved, so the costs are not really fungible.

[pilowsky]

Don't be mean guys. A nice person at BBO support just replied to my email. I'm sure it was the woman on the left. Now I understand why it took a while to respond. Mind you, she hasn't said anything about the email where I commented on the new splash screen. Must be exchanging something with the chap that looks exactly like me on the right.

[pilowsky]

Could it be the Prime club? Are they the robots?